A Cheney man perished in the crash of a light plane that appeared to experience engine problems prior to striking the Spokane River just above Upriver Dam and sinking last Thursday.
Richard Runyon was one of two men aboard a 1996 Piper Malibu that took off from Felts Field just before 4 p.m., May 7. According to a news release from the Spokane Fire Department, Felts Field Air Traffic Control Tower staff contacted Spokane police and fire departments at 3:54 p.m. reporting that the aircraft had contacted the tower and declared an in-flight emergency.
According to other media sources, witnesses s...
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